BOSCOMBE COMPLETE DOUBLE OVER THE CITY
All the Goals in 4 Minutes

Saturday March 8th.

EXETER CITY 1
(Calland)
BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE 2
(Bedford 2).

Played at St James's Park, attendance 8,000.

The City were beaten and they thoroughly deserved to be at the Park this afternoon by a far stronger, faster, and more skilful side. By winning this game by 2 goals to 1 Bournemouth completed the double over Exeter, having won by the same score in October on their own ground.

Bournemouth were the most unsporting team to visit Exeter for some time, From start to finish they persisted in time wasting tactics and they were constantly disputing the referee's decisions, City were beaten and looked a feeble team, right back to their mid season, rock bottom form and were lucky to get away with a narrow defeat against Bournemouth who were always on top. The visitors scored both goals shortly before half time, Bedford opened the scoring in the 41st minute, cutting off a Rees back pass, three minutes later the same player moved into the middle to touch the ball past the advancing Hunter. MacDonald booted the ball into the air and Bedford following up nodded into goal, Between those two goals had come a fine run by Dale, an accurate centre and a flashing header By Calland which equalised for two minutes and raised City's hopesApart from that only Mitchell's shot that hit the post in the first half and a brief second half flurry bothered Boscombe and it is no wonder because City's whole team was an out of touch shambles.

City: Hunter; Foley, MacDonald; John, Oliver, Mitchell; Rees, Churms, Calland, Nicholls, Dale.
Boscombe:- Godwin; Thomas, Woolard; Rule, Burgess, Brown; Hampson, Dowsett, Bedford, Arnott, Cutler.

All the goals were scored in the last four minutes of the first half, Bedford, Calland, and Bedford again finding the net in that order.

Attendance 8,075,

Southern League 

BARRY TOWN 8,
EXETER CITY RESERVES 2

Bell; Bowkett, Palmer; Butterworth, Rapley, Waterman; Wilson, Hill, Beer, Atkinson, Cruz,

Playing in South Wales against Barry Town today the City Reserves were soundly thrashed, the final result being Barry 8 Exeter 2.
Billy James (5), Morgan (2), and Dolman (1) scored the Welsh team's goals (three before half-time) while Exeter's were both got by Hill in the second half.

TUESDAY 11th MARCH 1958.

CITY AND ARGYLE AGREE TERMS FOR QUINN.

Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle have agreed a fee for Argyle's inside forward Gordon Quinn after lengthy negotiations between the respective club chairmen, Manager Frank Broome is to travel to Home Park today to complete the terms,

Meanwhile City have decided not to persue the signing of Hull City defender Norman NeilsonHull want £3,000 for him, a little too much for City at this stage of the season,

WEDNESDAY 12th MARCH 1958.
QUINN DEAL A HOLD UP.

The signing of 24 year old Gordon Quinn from Plymouth Argyle has been held up by Mrs QuinnThe snag is she would prefer to return to the London area, their homeDiscussions are still talking place but it looks doubtful that them ove will go ahead. City are also interested in Nottm Forest inside forward Dennis Alexander and if Quinn fails to sign, a bid will be made for the Forest player,

FRIDAY 12th MARCH 1958.
STIFFLE JOINS CITY.

Nelson Stiffle, Bournemouth right winger signed for City today. He has had two seasons at Dean Court, moving there from Chesterfield where he was a regular choice in the first team, He signed following three hours of discussions with manager.